Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-13
A BRILLIANT WEDDING.
A Daughter of Judge Green Married 10
Mr.. Cruger Smith m rlestown.I

Mr.. Cruger Smith m Chariestown.l
Special Ticgrdm 10 the Register.
CHARLEsTowN, W. Va, January l2.-
The most brilliant and fashionable we'd
ding that has occurred in Charlestown for
many years was celebrated ut & o'clock last
evening in Zion Episcopal Church. The
ceremony was very impressive and was per-
formed in English style by the rector Rev.
Dallas Tucker. Society circlcs have been
stirred for several days with bright ex-
pcctations of the approaching event. The
ediice was crowded, pews, aisles and gal
lcries, with well known society
people of this place and many from Nir-
gina. The happy couple in this event
were Cruger W. Smith, of Clarkshurg w.
Va, ard Miss Flora Mcdonald Green,
second daughter of Judge Thomas {.
Green, of the Supreme Court of this State.
Mr.. Smith il well known through the
State, and WAS at one time a law-partncr
of Hon. John j. DaNis. The bride IL oi
distinguished parentage, and IL widely
known in society III this State and in Nir-
ginia, where she has large circle of friends
and acquaintance. There were eight
ladies attendant upon the bride, two brides
maids and two groomsmen. lmme-
diately after the ladies attendant, dressed
in rich costumes, were ushered 10 their
seats, the bridal party entered the church,
the bride leaning on the arm of her distin-
guished father, preceded by the ushers,
bridesmaids together and Toomsmcn to-
gethcr, and in this order they marched up
the aisle to the strains of Mendelssohn' 3
famous wedding march. The groom and
his best man, s. w. Washington, an attor-
ncy of this place, entered from the vestry
room and pet the bride ut the altar, who
was givenaway by her father.
The bride was eXquisitcly dressed in white
corded silk, with long square train, the
eDtire front being draped with soft crepe
lissc dotted with chenille, and wore Illusion
veil and Oragc blossoms. The bridesmaids
were Miss Mary Craighill, daughter of
Col. William +, Craighill and Mrs Katie
NJ. Green, sister of the bride, and were
tastelully dressed in point d'cspris lace
with surah peasant waists and OverdrcSses,
and wore long tan gloves. The grooms-
men were s. w. Washington, best man,
and r. G. Green, brother of the bride.
The ushers were W. Roy Stevenson. of
Winchester Va; G. l.. Powell, Shrperds-
town, W. Va; Edmund +. Taylor, Thos.
II. Mason, Braxton ID. Gibson and Chas
P0rterfelG, of this town. Misses Mamie
RichaI dson, Agnes Kearsley. Rebeca A.
Kearsley, Ella Mason, Mary Lippitt,
Mary i. Yates, of this place,
Ieacy Green, cousin Of the bride, of Wash.
ingtOn, ID. c., and Mary Byrd, Of Winches-
ter, Va, were the eight ladies attendant
upon the bride, and wore rich evening
costumes. The occasion was one of bril-
liancy and splcndor, and the rich toilets
of the ladies attendant 10 the bride great
ly enhanced the beauty.
After the ceremony the bridal party
with invited friends repaired 10 the resi-
denGc of the brides parents, where a re-
cepton was held and sumptous supper
served. The groom received numerous
congratulations and the bride many happy
wishes. After the reception the happy
couple left on the evening train for an ex-
tended wedding tour.